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| Govt has no intention to repeal blasphemy law, NA told |
| 2010-12-30 |
| [Pak Daily Times] The government on Wednesday issued a policy statement on the blasphemy law while Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Shah informed the National Assembly that the government had no intention to repeal the law. "Really, looking foolish on an international scale doesn't bother us a bit." Speaking on the floor of the House, Shah presented the policy statement of the government on amendment in the blasphemy law. "On behalf of the government as taking the minorities into confidence, I state with full responsibility that the government has no intention to cancel it (Tahafooz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat)," he said. Shah also clarified that a bill by Sherry Rehman seeking amendment in the blasphemy law was a private member bill and the government would not support any such amendment. "It is the prime duty of the government to ensure Tahafooz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat. I also assure the minorities of the country that the law would not be used to target them," Shah said. Responding on the policy statement of the government, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl's Maulana Attaur Rehman asked Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to assure the House on the issue. |
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